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LuvMyQ

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Butterflied Pork Butt
« on: February 27, 2021, 09:51:52 PM »
Tried a new approach today based on an email from Jeff at Smoking Meat. Take a deboned butt and butterfly it.  More surface, more bark! Then just do whatever prep you always do.  My results were perhaps the best ever. 

In short, I applied liberal Memphis Dust.  Used a ramp up method: 1 hr at 150, 1 hr at 200, then 250 until done. 9.5 lb butt done in 8 hours at about 207 temp. Foiled pan and kept smoker at 140 until time to pulll it.

It literally split into 2 halves when taking it off the rack, which I expected. It wasn’t pretty, but no regrets. I will do this again. But next time, after butterflying, I will just go ahead and cut it down the middle to make it easier to handle.
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Lonzinomaker

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Re: Butterflied Pork Butt
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2021, 10:34:15 PM »
Memphis Dust is my favorite rub for pork butt and ribs too.
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Re: Butterflied Pork Butt
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2021, 11:01:15 PM »
Make sense, taking half the thickness away, that you would get a shorter cook. And getting double the bark - I’m all for that!!!

Thanks for posting!
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Re: Butterflied Pork Butt
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2021, 10:34:56 AM »
Jeff does have great ideas.
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Re: Butterflied Pork Butt
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2021, 10:58:34 AM »
I just saw the butterfly pork butt in Jeff’s email yesterday. I’m glad to see it worked well for you. I’ll have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing.
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